Dos Coyotes opens at the Willows in Concord

Fajita salad has been a seasonal specialty at many Dos Coyotes locations.

The Sacramento region’s popular Dos Coyotes Border Cafe — a cult favorite that started in Davis back in 1991 — has opened its first Bay Area outpost at Concord’s Willows Shopping Center.

The chain’s top-selling dish has been the Border Chicken Burrito, with marinated chicken, guacamole, salsa and all the extras, co-owner Jason Wolenik says. But, given the Southwestern emphasis here, don’t overlook the red chile and green chile enchiladas. And, from trips to Sacramento, we’re fans of the seafood tacos and spicy seasonal specialties.

This ninth Dos Coyotes restaurant is the largest of them all, and the first with a full bar, Coyote Cantina, featuring cocktails and eight beers on tap.

Wolenik and fellow Contra Costa native Mike Topf partnered with founder Bobby Coyote on this venture; the East Bay guys will move ahead with a San Ramon restaurant and other locations in 2017.